Method of opening and closing farm-gates



N.FEKERS, PHOTD-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. h t:4

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WM. F. C. BEATTIE, OF CORNWALL, NEW YORK.

METI-IOD OF OPENING AND CLOSING FARM-GATES.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 20,247, dated May 18, 1858.

To aZZ whom Lt may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. C. BEAT- TIE, of Cornwall, in the county of Grange and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Modes of Opening and Closing Gates; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing, forming part of this specification, which represents a perspective view of the gate when open, its position when closed being shown by red lines.

The nature of my invention consists in a peculiar combination of gate catch and operating handles for the purpose of allowing a person to open and close the gate without alighting from a vehicle, the details 0f construction and operation being as follows:

In the drawing P' PX are the gate posts and G the gate hung thereto in the ordinary manner.

On each side of the upper piece B of the gate is a flat metallic lever Z Z, the one shown in black and the other in red ink. These levers are secured on opposite extremities of a bolt a passing through piece B, the said bolt being fiee to turn in the opening through which it passes when power is applied to move either of the levers Z Z.

The catch cZ consists of a bar or rod, bifurcated at its rear extremity, so that one branch may be fastened to each of the levers Z Z as shown in the drawing. The movement of the levers will thus have the effect of giving a longitudinal movement to rod Z so as either to insert or retract its extremity for the purpose of securing the gate, or releasing it, as may be desired.

To the head of each of the levers Z Z, is connected a long rod 1 1", by means of an eye passing over a screw pin in the extremity of the lever; a nut holding the rod in position. Or, this rod may be attached in any other suitable manner.

The rod 1 has a length about equal to the width of the gate and the distance from the head of a horse attached to an ordinary vehicle to the drivers seat. So that the driver may grasp the rod and operate the mechanism. The rod 1 has the same length less the width of the gate. The rods 11 1" are held upon the heads of posts P P on each side of the opening.

The gate when open is Vreceived against a post P which has a stud 1' to support rod 1".

The movement of the levers Z Z is limited by the small studs e e as shown in the drawings.

The operation of this invention is as follows: With the gate open, as shown in the drawing, by pulling rod 1 or pushing rod 11', catch cZ will be withdrawn from the detentby which the gate is retained against post P. Then by pulling rod 1" or pushing rod 1', the gate will be made to revolve on its attachments to post P and be forced into the posit-ion shown in red lines. A slight twist of either of rods 1a 11 will insert catch al into an opening in post PX, and the gate be thus fastened.

T0 open the gate the before mentioned movements of rods 1a 11 have to be reversed. A twist of one of the rods in an opposite direction withdrawing the catch from post P", and a drawing or pushing of the rod (depending upon the side from which the operation is performed) opening the gate.

Having described my invention and the operation thereof, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the handles, 1a 1- with the latch in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

`WM. F. C. BEATTIE.

Witnesses:

SAML. J AoKsoN, JAMES JACKSON. E 

